Job Description

Job Title: IT Project Manager


Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ / Omaha, NE (Onsite 5 Days)

Duration: Contract To Hire

Role Overview

As an IT Project Manager, you will serve as the critical link between Technology and Product leadership, ensuring seamless communication and collaboration. You may oversee a team of Program and Project Managers handling initiatives ranging from straightforward to highly complex. Your responsibility is to deliver projects on time, within scope, and within budget, while coordinating cross-functional, cross-departmental, and occasionally cross-company efforts to achieve successful outcomes.


Key Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to project methodologies, delivery processes, and implementation standards.
• Manage and drive:
  • Project Scheduling
  • Risk & Issue Management
  • Scope Change Management
• Oversee project budgets, including validating estimates, tracking variances, and optimizing resource allocation.
• Provide regular program updates (e.g., weekly mission-critical meetings, Clarity reporting).
• Deliver clear, concise communication across stakeholders, both written and verbal.
• Align project practices with agile methodology implementation.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and manage expectations across clients and teams.
• Report KPIs related to pipeline execution, financials, and performance metrics.
• Support backlog and capacity management, ensuring smooth project intake into development.
• Maintain project and capacity forecasts, including allocations and variances (IRC).
• Lead prioritization discussions and maintain initiative, epic, and time-tracking stories in Azure DevOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; PMP and/or CSM certification preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in technology portfolio and project management, including major application development projects in large-scale environments.
• Strong proficiency in Agile methodology.
• Proven track record of delivering projects within budget and timelines while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Expertise in:
  • Meeting Management - preparing, conducting, and following up effectively.
  • Planning - identifying dependencies, alternatives, and contingency strategies.
  • Organizational Agility - adapting quickly to change in fast-paced environments.
  • Critical Thinking - resolving issues, mitigating risks, and handling escalations.
  • Collaboration - facilitating group discussions for execution and problem-solving.
  • Problem Solving - analyzing impacts and implementing effective resolutions.
  • Risk Management - applying tools and techniques to safeguard organizational assets.
  • Budgeting - planning and administering project budgets.
  • Coaching & Mentoring - guiding teams to improve effectiveness.
  • Issue & Scope Management - tracking, documenting, and negotiating scope changes.
  • Leadership - influencing others, driving change, and providing clear direction.

Job Tags

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